Maryland Senator Heads to El Salvador to Check on Man Deported From His State
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If we switch this to Trump, we could say:
Pure photo op for the braindead.Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, is on his way to El Salvador on Wednesday to press for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant and Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration and remains imprisoned in his native country despite a federal court order calling for his return to the United States.
Mr. Abrego Garcia was removed from the United States last month in what immigration officials have since acknowledged was an error. Although the Supreme Court has instructed the government to facilitate his return, both U.S. and Salvadoran authorities have so far refused to comply.
Mr. Van Hollen said he hoped to visit Mr. Abrego Garcia at the maximum security prison where he is being held, known as CECOT, about an hour outside the country’s capital. The senator also said he hoped to talk to Salvadoran officials about securing Mr. Abrego Garcia’s release.
“Following his abduction and unlawful deportation, U.S. federal courts have ordered the safe return of my constituent Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States,” Mr. Van Hollen said in a statement before his departure. “It should be a priority of the U.S. government to secure his safe release.”
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The trip comes shortly after President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador traveled to Washington, D.C., this week for a meeting with Mr. Trump. Mr. Van Hollen had requested a meeting with Mr. Bukele during the visit, but received no response.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Bukele had appeared side-by-side in the Oval Office, with Mr. Bukele saying he had no intention of releasing Mr. Abrego Garcia and Mr. Trump saying he was powerless to seek his return.
Mr. Van Hollen said he was disturbed by those remarks and decided to travel to El Salvador himself.
“The goal of this mission is to let the Trump administration and the government of El Salvador know that we are going to keep fighting to bring Abrego Garcia home,” he said in a video posted to social media before boarding his flight.
With Congress in a two-week recess, Representatives Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida and Robert Garcia of California also planned to make a visit to El Salvador, according to two people familiar with their plans who discussed them on the condition of anonymity because they were not yet final.
Maryland Senator Unable to Secure Meeting With Deported Immigrant in El Salvador
Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said he had not yet been allowed to see Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration and imprisoned.www.nytimes.com
Is it wasting money to see if a citizen you rep and who is jailed illegally is safe?
I think not. I would hope bread bags or Chuck would have the ball as to check up on one of theirs if he/she were in similar situation.
They are required to provide due process. They did not.
Is there some specific reason why this one guy is dominating the media narrative? We’ve sent over 200 people to CECOT and I haven’t a single thing about any of them except this guy. And there are countless stories every day about him.
Why aren’t we hearing about any of the others? Surely there must be a more suitable martyr among the lot. Maybe someone with an equally compelling story that doesn’t include the wife beating component.
Why aren’t we hearing about any of the others? Surely there must be a more suitable martyr among the lot. Maybe someone with an equally compelling story that doesn’t include the wife beating component.
Because this one had a protective order, and the Supreme Court has stood by due process. Believe what you want he was never convicted of being in MS13 or beating his wife.
There have been plenty of stories about other people deported without a semblance of due process. Details are sketchy at best at the moment regarding the alleged wife beating (I say alleged because charges were never filed)
But also because this is a case where it's clear and incontrovertible that DOJ screwed up by the numbers and now they're grasping at straws to justify their actions. The wife beating accusation...why did it take weeks for that info to come out? If they'd done their due diligence at the outset, they could have presented that as a reason to revoke his work visa; which was granted 6 years ago, and he's never been charged of anything in the meantime.
No he did have a couple traffic tickets, and didn’t show up to court on them. Beyond that a pretty decent member of society.
Add human trafficker to the list of offenses this human excrement committed.
My best guess is she declined to press charges for the same reason countless other battered women also decline to press charges - because they’re worried the beatings will intensify once the guy gets out of jail. And in her case there was also the possibility that he could be deported if she pressed charges and he was convicted.
Possibly. Whole lot about that story we don't know.
Another good reason for due process.
I think this dude is dead. Probably knocked off as soon as this became a big deal.
Dead men tell no tales as they say.
Dead men tell no tales as they say.
What we do know is that she filed a court document requesting an order of protection and stated that he punched her, scratched her, ripped her shirt, and left her with bruises.
But, who knows, maybe she was lying.
Exclusive: Abrego Garcia's wife responds after restraining order revealed
The restraining order was filed by Jennifer Vasquez Sura in a Maryland court in 2021, according to documents released by DHS.
www.newsweek.com
There is an article with her words. Do you believe her?
She didn’t deny any of it, did she?Exclusive: Abrego Garcia's wife responds after restraining order revealed
The restraining order was filed by Jennifer Vasquez Sura in a Maryland court in 2021, according to documents released by DHS.
There is an article with her words. Do you believe her?
DHS posted documents from 2021 indicating that she filed for a protective order claiming her husband punched and scratched her, ripped her shirt and left her bruised.
He’s sounds like a peach.
She said she was overly protective due to previous abuse and worked it out with him. Again you are not hearing what she is saying. It’s what fits your political narrative. Trump doesn’t want him back to talk about what’s going on in the prison or that he is already dead. The issue is the press and democrats smell blood and til he is back here in 1 piece Trump is effectively cooked.
Ask and you shall receive.
Trump Admin Deports Teen With No Criminal Record to El Salvador Prison: Report
Merwil Gutiérrez’s father said ICE agents knew his son was not a target but arrested him anyway
Then let’s hear it one more time:
she filed for a protective order claiming her husband punched and scratched her, ripped her shirt and left her bruised.
https://www.thehotline.org/
In fact, survivors of abuse return to their abusive partners an average of seven times before they leave for good. That may sound unbelievable or unreasonable to a person who has never experienced abuse.
She’s free to spin it however she wants to now as she tries to get her husband back from El Salvador. But the fact remains that she filed a document in a court of law stating that he punched her, scratched her, ripped her shirt, and left her with bruises.
So either he did those things or she committed a crime when she filed a document in a court of law stating that he did.
She filed a report and no charges were filed. It’s really easy bring him back to have his day in court then deport him. I find it hilarious the right wingers are character assassinating this guy n accusations, no charges yet defend a Trump when he has been convicted. Seriously how can you be so obtuse.
Was he charged and convicted like Trump? Jean Carroll says Trump raped her. And a jury convicted him. Should Trump be deported. Do we believe women, or only when it’s convenient. I believe Garcia wife for what she states. It’s sad you don’t believe her, you guys do realize the mental gymnastics you guys are doing trying to defend this, I’m not even defending the guy, he could be a crap human, but he should have the opportunity to defend himself. He had a protective order period, and it was a government mistake. End of story,
They’re trying so hard to push the Trump/Bondi narrative.
So you're saying that this court document not only justified his arrest and deportation, but also allowed for his imprisonment in a facility known for torture—and that this somehow outweighs the Supreme Court’s order to return him? I’m struggling to see how you arrived at that conclusion.
WTF does this have to do with anything that's at stake here?
You're not both-sidesing here, you're outright joining the fascists and endorsing throwing out due process and the rule of law.
JFC.
Yep.
They want to make it about Abrego Garcia, but the issue is much, much bigger than one guy.
And Gus, in America being a “citizen” is not a requirement to be extended the basic rights of human. In America “due process” is a right of any and all people residing here….legally or not. Makes no difference this guy is not a citizen. Grow the phuque up Gus….understand what makes America great. It’s a lot more Constitution and one helluva lot less Trump/MAGA. Try and be a little bit smarter… re-read your junior high civics book sometime.
SA….I saw this last night in MSNBC. Old news.
And… so what? There are thousands of these in America every month… that “resolve themselves” as this one did.
Yep, it’s a repeat of the Dubya terrorist playbook. They’re all guilty no matter what.
New York Times did a piece on them. Found little to no evidence of them being gang related either. Pretty much rounded up on anything resembling a whisper of gang activity.
WH is lying about him being part of MS13 and is falsely calling him a terrorist. Once again it astounds me that Trump is allowed to get away with this level of gaslighting against America.
